Strain energy release rate calculation for a moving delamination front of arbitrary shape based on the virtual crack closure technique. Part I: Formulation and validation

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 771-785

  Xie, De ^a   Biggers Jr , Sherrill B ^b  

^a ALPHASTAR CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination growth; Finite element analysis; Interface element; Strain energy release rate; Virtual crack closure technique

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); STRAIN RATE;

DELAMINATION GROWTH; INTERFACE ELEMENT; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); STRAIN RATE;

EID: 31144468495     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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